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Baker Tube Stitchless Plication: Surgical Legacy Technique

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This chapter describes the Baker tube stitchless plication technique used in cases of intestinal obstruction due to extensive adhesions, or when the patient has already undergone numerous similar operations. Plication attempts to prevent multiple recurrent adhesions by holding the bowel in a prearranged orderly fashion during the period of adhesion formation.

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  • Baker JW. Stitchless plication for recurring obstruction of the small bowel. Am J Surg. 1968;116:316.

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  • Childs WA, Phillips RB. Experience with intestinal plication and a proposed modification. Ann Surg. 1960;152:258.

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  • Noble TB. Plication of small intestine as prophylaxis against adhesions. Am J Surg. 1937;35:41.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, 4622 JCP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD

  2. Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin MD

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  1. Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD
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Correspondence to Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD .

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  1. College of Medicine Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Carol E.H. Scott-Conner

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Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Chassin, J.L. (2014). Baker Tube Stitchless Plication: Surgical Legacy Technique. In: Scott-Conner, C. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1393-6_45

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